Arthur Scargill on pit closures and the 6-day week
- Title
- Arthur Scargill on pit closures and the 6-day week
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 6 Jul 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:04:08
- Description
- Gereral Secretary of the NUM, Arthur Scargill talks about how the 6-day week is a disaster for miners and for the British people. He says there will be pit closures, not enough jobs for all the miners, and new technology will cause job losses. He discusses what will happen if they accept the proposals by British Coal, what will happen to South Wales, as they are committed to the 6-day week, and how the Coal Board will talk to other unions. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Arthur Scargill
- Keywords
- Trade unions; Labour disputes; Arthur Scargill; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Working time; British Coal; NUM Wales
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